1840 ⟶ Railway Mania in the UK and Ireland

1840s: Railway Mania sweeps UK and Ireland.
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🪙 William Wood's Halfpence Controversy and the Drapier's Letters

1725: Controversy over William Wood's halfpence leads to the Drapier's Letters and begins the Irish economic independence from England movement.⟶
William Wood's Halfpence Controversy and the Drapier's Letters (1722)
Economic HistoryColonialismIrish HistoryCurrencyProtestsPolitical ProtestJonathan Swift
IrelandIrelandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom

🍫 Cadbury Opens Chocolate Shop

Cadbury opens a chocolate shop in Birmingham, England.⟶
Cadbury Opens Chocolate Shop (1824)
Industrial RevolutionFood IndustryBusinessConsumerism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🚂 Stockton and Darlington Railway Opens

The Stockton and Darlington Railway, the first public railway in the world, opens in England.⟶
Stockton and Darlington Railway Opens (1825)
Industrial RevolutionTransportationRailwaysEconomic Development
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🚂 Inauguration of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway

Opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.⟶
Inauguration of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (1830)
Industrial RevolutionTransportationRailwaysEconomic Development
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🚂 Railway Mania in the UK and Ireland

1840s: Railway Mania sweeps UK and Ireland.⟶
Railway Mania in the UK and Ireland (1840)
Industrial RevolutionRailwaysInvestmentEconomic BoomSpeculationInfrastructureTransportation
United KingdomUnited KingdomIrelandIreland

🇮🇪 Home Rule Movement Established in Ireland

The Home Rule Movement is established in Ireland.⟶
Home Rule Movement Established in Ireland (1874)
Self-Government
IrelandIrelandUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom